Benson, despite averaging 31 points, 12 boards, and 3 blocked shots per
game, came into the summer of 2002 as a relatively unknown player on a stacked
Houston Hoops AAU squad. Despite playing on a team w/ All Americans Ndudi
Ebi, Tack Minor and Daniel Gibson, Benson was still able to impress and make
a name for himself, showing good range on his shot and toughness under the
boards. His favorites appeared to be Houston, Pepperdine, Kent State
and St. Louis early on. He showed mixed interest in New Mexico & UTEP
later on.
Rivals lists Benson as a 3 star prospect, and he is ranked 104th in the
nation by Clark Francis of Hoop Scoop Online. Benson signed with New
Mexico.